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Dhala impact structure

Coordinates: 25°18′N 78°8′E / 25.300°N 78.133°E / 25.300; 78.133
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Dhala crater (N25°17'59.7" and E78°8'3.1"), a crater formed by impact of an asteroid, is situated in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh India and it is second such crater found in India, after Lonar lake.[1] The diameter of the structure is estimated at 11 km and basement rocks are predominantly composed of granitoids. It is estimated that the impact occurred between 1.6 and 2.5 Ga[2] or about 2,500 million years ago.

Largest in India

Dhala crater is considered as largest crater in India as well as between Mediterranean and South East Asia and such craters are not found any where in China and Japan.[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ a b PTI (11 January 2009). "Indian geologist discovers oldest impact structure in India". Live Mint, News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b Pati.K., J. (2008). "DHALA - A NEW, COMPLEX, PALEOPROTEROZOIC IMPACT STRUCTURE IN CENTRAL INDIA" (PDF). Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV (2008). Retrieved 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

25°18′N 78°8′E / 25.300°N 78.133°E / 25.300; 78.133

Dhala is the largest impact structure currently known in the region between the Mediterranean and southeast Asia.

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